{"id":95667,"date":"2021-03-17T18:47:23","date_gmt":"2021-03-17T13:17:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/?p=95667"},"modified":"2021-03-18T11:29:03","modified_gmt":"2021-03-18T05:59:03","slug":"himachal-pradesh-to-start-seabuckthorn-plantations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/himachal-pradesh-to-start-seabuckthorn-plantations\/","title":{"rendered":"Himachal Pradesh to start &#8220;Seabuckthorn plantations&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>What is the News?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Himachal Pradesh government has decided to start SeaBuckthorn Plantation in the cold desert areas.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>About Seabuckthorn:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>It is a shrub that produces an orange-yellow coloured edible berry.<\/li>\n<li>In India, it is found above the tree line in the Himalayan region. It is generally in dry areas such as the cold deserts of Ladakh and Spiti.<\/li>\n<li>In Himachal Pradesh, it is locally called Himalayan chharma and grows in the wild in Lahaul and Spiti and parts of Kinnaur.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5>Benefits of Seabuckthorn Plantation:<\/h5>\n<p><strong>Medicinal Benefits:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>It is used as a medicine <\/strong>for treating stomach, heart, and skin problems.<\/li>\n<li><strong>It is rich in vitamins, <\/strong>carotenoids, and omega fatty acids. Moreover, it can help troops in acclimatizing to high-altitude.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5><strong>Ecological Benefits:<\/strong><\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>It is an important source<\/strong> of fuelwood and fodder.<\/li>\n<li><strong>It is a soil-binding plant <\/strong>that prevents soil erosion. Furthermore, it checks siltation in rivers and helps preserve floral biodiversity.\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Example<\/strong>: In the Lahaul valley, Seabuckthorn is a good alternative for protecting the local ecology. Willow trees there are dying in large numbers due to pest attack,<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5><strong>Commercial Benefits:<\/strong><\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>It is used in making <\/strong>juices, jams, nutritional capsules among others.<\/li>\n<li><strong>It is also used in the manufacturing<\/strong> of cosmetics and anti-ageing products.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Source: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/explained\/himachal-pradesh-seabuckthorn-project-explained-7226260\/\"><strong>Indian Express<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is the News? The Himachal Pradesh government has decided to start SeaBuckthorn Plantation in the cold desert areas. About Seabuckthorn: It is a shrub that produces an orange-yellow coloured edible berry. In India, it is found above the tree line in the Himalayan region. It is generally in dry areas such as the cold&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/himachal-pradesh-to-start-seabuckthorn-plantations\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Himachal Pradesh to start &#8220;Seabuckthorn plantations&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10317,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1566,4182,9],"tags":[1316],"class_list":["post-95667","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-daily-factly-articles","category-environment","category-public","tag-env_2","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","views":{"total":0,"cached_at":"","cached_date":1704669151},"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/95667","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10317"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=95667"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/95667\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=95667"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=95667"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=95667"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}